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藍喉蜂虎

简蓝喉蜂虎 · 繁藍喉蜂虎

Mandarin · pinyin lán hóu fēng hǔ

(bird species of China) blue-throated bee-eater (Merops viridis)

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藍: Look up this written character
喉: hóu · throat, gullet, larynx; guttural
蜂: fēng · bee, wasp, hornet
虎: hǔ · tiger; brave, fierce; surname
蓝: lán · blue; indigo plant; surname

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2–2–1–3 · lan2 hou2 feng1 hu3

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laam4 hau4 fung1 fu2

Cantonese word readings for 藍喉蜂虎. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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